Sometimes the brain gets it all wrong. It misinterprets the information from one or more of the senses. This phenomenon is commonly known as sensory illusions. Revisiting S.B., who regained his eyesight after more than 50 years of being blind. Using vision, he now recognised simple shapes and ordinary objects as well as their size. […]

This summer marks a significant milestone for Edinburgh Medical School, as the first cohort of students from the HCP-Med programme (MBChB for Healthcare Professionals) graduated from MacEwan Hall. Launched in 2020, HCP-Med was created to support experienced healthcare professionals — including nurses, paramedics, and physiotherapists — in retraining as doctors. These pioneering students joined the […]

My friend Jill Robbie steps off a busy train at Lenzie station on an overcast Saturday afternoon. Jill is Professor of Property Law and the Natural Environment in the School of Law at the University of Glasgow. She is leading an ambitious research project that works with landowners, managers and farmers to build new tools […]

It starts with an armoured pterichthyodes, swimming through shallow waters 400 million years ago, scavenging for organic detritus, sweeping up decay. Some time later, an amateur geologist cracks open a block of sandstone and discovers the clear outline of a fish, which is later confirmed as a Devonian fossil. Then, a group of scientists and […]

Reading Time: 4 minutes By Professor Jane Hillston, CSE Dean of Research Culture and REF   Before we address the question of who is responsible for research culture, we should perhaps first clarify what research culture is.  The term “research culture” can seem a bit vague.  Of course, as a University, we hope that we […]

We are thrilled to announce the launch of two online questionnaires as part of our ongoing research project aimed at enhancing the experiences of Teachers of Deaf Children and Young People (ToDs) and gaining valuable insights from parents of deaf children in education. Parent Questionnaire As a parent, your perspective is invaluable in shaping the […]